| Description | ' There was read a letter of Mr Newton's dated December 21 1675 in answer to what had been written to him concerning the want of success of his Experiment made with a glasse rubbed etc. In which lettter he assures, that it had been repeated by him again with good success, and gives yet further directions for the making it successfully.
It was ordered, that these Directions should be observed in the Trial, to be made at the next meeting of the Society.
The Secretary read an other letter written to him by Gascoignes from Leige, bearing date the 15th of December acquainting us with the death of Mr Linus, and their resilution of trying Mr Newton's Experiment, concerning Light and Colours, more closely and carefully and before more Witnesses according to the Directions given them by Mr Newton's last letter: Intimating withall that if the said Experiment be made before the Royal Society, and by them attested to succeed as Mr Newton's affirms, they will rest satisfied.
It was ordered, that when the Sun shall serve, this Experiment be made before the Society. '
Mr Aubrey presented the company with his Observations made of Wiltshire, which were read. He was thanked and asked to get some of the iron ore of Seen, in Wiltshire, said to be so rich that the smith can melt it in his forge. Also to procure from Easton - peirs in Malmesbury hundred, som of the blue clay, free from sand, and almost the colour of ultramarine: which clay Mr Doight [ie. Dwight] supposes to be very fit for making porcelain.
The Society adjourned until 13 January. |